Esther 8:15

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king, wearing royal robes of blue and white, with a great golden crown and a mantle of fine linen and purple, while the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.

Cross References

Genesis 41:42

Removing his signet ring from his hand, Pharaoh put it on Joseph’s hand; he arrayed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck.

Esther 1:6

There were white cotton curtains and blue hangings tied with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and marble pillars. There were couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and colored stones.

Esther 10:2

All the acts of his power and might, and the full account of the high honor of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the annals of the kings of Media and Persia?

Esther 3:15

The couriers went quickly by order of the king, and the decree was issued in the citadel of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was thrown into confusion.

Esther 5:1

On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace, opposite the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne inside the palace opposite the entrance to the palace.

Esther 5:11

and Haman recounted to them the splendor of his riches, the number of his sons, all the promotions with which the king had honored him, and how he had advanced him above the officials and the ministers of the king.

Esther 6:11

So Haman took the robes and the horse and robed Mordecai and led him riding through the open square of the city, proclaiming, “Thus shall it be done for the man whom the king wishes to honor.”

Esther 6:8

let royal robes be brought, which the king has worn, and a horse that the king has ridden, with a royal crown on its head.

Esther 8:14

So the couriers, mounted on their royal steeds, hurried out, urged by the king’s command. The decree was issued in the citadel of Susa.

Proverbs 11:10

When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.

Proverbs 28:12

When the righteous rejoice, there is great glory, but when the wicked prevail, people go into hiding.

Proverbs 29:2

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

Matthew 11:8

What, then, did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces.

Matthew 6:29

yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.

Luke 16:19

“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.